CVE-2024-8239

Starbox < 3.5.3 - Contributor+ Stored XSS

Published Sep 30, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 5.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The Starbox WordPress plugin before 3.5.3 does not properly render social media profiles URLs in certain contexts, like the malicious user's profile or pages where the starbox shortcode is used, which may be abused by users with at least the contributor role to conduct Stored XSS attacks.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Squirrly
Squirrly starbox
Weaknesses CWE-79
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:squirrly:starbox:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Vendors & Products Squirrly
Squirrly starbox
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Squirrlyuk
Squirrlyuk starbox
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:squirrlyuk:starbox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Squirrlyuk
Squirrlyuk starbox
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The Starbox WordPress plugin before 3.5.3 does not properly render social media profiles URLs in certain contexts, like the malicious user's profile or pages where the starbox shortcode is used, which may be abused by users with at least the contributor role to conduct Stored XSS attacks.
Title Starbox < 3.5.3 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
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Weaknesses

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
WPScan
Published
Updated
Oct 1, 2024, 1:58 PM
Reserved
Aug 27, 2024, 6:59 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Sep 30, 2024, 6:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 8:22 AM